New Delhi: A farmer on Wednesday committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's presence at the Aam Aadmi Party's rally at Jantar Mantar against the Land Bill as Home Minister Rajnath Singh directed a probe into the whole incident.

The man, identified as Gajendra Singh, climbed the tree as top AAP leaders were present at the Jantar Mantar, a stone's throw from Parliament, and hanged himself with a 'gamcha' (towel). As some people climbed up to save him, the branch gave away and he fell.Read more: Farmer commits suicide at AAP's Kisan RallyHe was rushed to nearby RML hospital in a police jeep. Doctors there said that he was "brought dead".

A purported suicide note was recovered from the spot in which he mentioned that he is a farmer and his crops have been destroyed. He has also wrote his family's contact number.Read more:Congress, NCP slam Maharashtra government for under-reporting farmer suicidesThe incident occurred at around 2 PM in the presence of Kejriwal prompting senior AAP leaders to allege that it was an attempt to "sabotage" the rally and slammed the police for being "mute spectators".

Home Minister orders probe Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday directed a probe into the suicide by a farmer at an Aam Aadmi Party rally here against the Land Bill.

The Home Minister spoke to Delhi Police Commissioner B S Basssi and directed that the incident should be probed.Read more:Congress shedding crocodile tears over farmer issue: BadalThe Commissioner of Police immediately ordered a probe through the Joint CP- New Delhi range into it, officials said.